Razor and guard.



NO MODEL.

PATENTED OCT. 27, 1903. J. H. HILTON.

RAZOR AND GUARD.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY l2, 1903.

W/TNESSES' TH: unam Finns co.. moau'rno.. wAsmNawN. n. c. V

N2). 742,65). @atenten october 27, 190e.

,UNIED STATES PATENT QFFIOR;

.ioHN ii. HILTON, or NEW YORK, N. Y., AssieNoR or ONE-HALF To TERENOE F. OURLEY, or BROOKLYN, Naw YORK.

nAzon'ANn GUARD.

siEoiFioA'rIoN foi-ming part of Letters Patent No. 742,650, dated oerone 2'?, 1903. ppiicanon nea Mey 12,1903. serial No. 156,774'. (No mout-.1.1

To afZZ whom it may concern: The rear end of the back of the blade D is Be it known that I, JOHN H. HILTON, a citipreferably rounded ofi, as at D2, to permit of 'zen of the United States, and a resident of the conveniently engaging the slot D with the city of NewYork,borough of Brooklyn, in the pin E when inserting the blade in the recess 55 5 county of Kings and State of NewYork, have of the back C. The outer end of the cutting invented a new and Improved -Razor and portion of the blade D projects somewhat be- Guard, of which the following is a full, clear, yond the back of the blade, as at D3, Fig. 2,

and exact description. to allow the catch F to t under the project- The object of the invention is to provide a ing portion, so that the catch is not liable to 6o Io new and improved razor and guard arranged be accidentally opened when using the razor.

to permit convenient adjustment of the guard. The guard for the razor is provided with relative to the cutting edge Of the blade and sets of clamping-jaws G, adapted to straddle to allow removal of the blade when worn the back C, and the said jaws G are approxidown too far for the guard to be eective and mately U-shaped and connected with each 65 15 the substitution `of a new blade for the wornother at their middle portions by a longituout one. vdinal bar G', extending over the back C, and

The invention consists of novel features and the jaws on one side of the bladeD are conpart-s and combinations of thesame, as will nected with each other by a guard-bar G2, be more fully described hereinafter and then corrugated, as indicated in Fig. l. The cor- 7o zo pointed out in the claims. rugations permit the lather and hairs to pass Apractical embodiment of the invention is along the blade. Screws H screw into the represented in the accompanying drawings, connecting-bar G' and abut against the back forming a part of this specification, in which C, so as to allow of adjusting the guard to similar characters of reference indicate correbring the guard-bar G2 in proper relation to 7 5 2 5 sponding parts in all the views. the cutting edge 'of the blade D.

Figure lis a side elevation of the improve- The clamping-jaws G are of spring metal ment. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional side and snugly fit the sides of the back C, so as elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse to hold the guard iirmly in position, and by section of the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; adjusting the screws H the guard is adjusted 8o 3o and Fig. 4 is an end view of the same, showtransverseof the blade and back C to bring ing the locking-catch for the blade in an open the guard-bar G2 always in proper relation position. with the cutting edge when the latter is ground On the handle A of the razor is fulcrumed down in sharpening the razor.

a shank B, terminating in an integral back yNow when the cutting edge of the blade D 85 35 C, slotted or recessed longitudinally for re- Vhas worn down beyond the range of adjustceiving the back of a blade D, as plainly* ment for the guard-bar Gz then the worn-out shown in the drawings, the said blade being blade can be readily removed and a new blade provided at its back portion with an inclined substituted, so as to permit of conveniently slot D', engaging a pin E, held in the back C using the guard again on the new blade. In 9o 4o and extending transversely through the reorder to remove the worn-out blade and subcess thereof, as plainly indicated in Fig. 3. stitute a new one, it is necessary that the The outer end of the back of the blade D is guard be iirst removed from the back C and adapted to be engaged by a catch F, provided then the catch F swung to one side to allow f with a threaded shank F', screwing in the of lifting the bladeD out of the recess in the 95 45 outer end lof the back C, as plainly shown in back C, and then a new. blade is substituted Fig. 2, so that the catch F can be swung in and locked in place b'y the catch F,after which or out of engagement with the end of the the guard is slipped onto the back C from the back of the blade D to lock the latter in poouter end thereof, and the screws H are tightsition on the back C or to allow removal of ened to bring the bar G2 in proper relation to 1c@ 5o the blade D whenever the latter has been the cutting edge of the new blade.

worn down and a new blade is required. Having thus' described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A razor provided with a back having al longitudinal recess, a pin in the back, extending across said recess, a blade received into said recess and having an inclined slot extending from the back of the blade toward the edge thereof, through which slot said pin passes, whereby a longitudinal movement of the blade in said recess in the direction of the open end of said slot will bring the top edge of the blade into abutting engagement with the upper Wall of said longitudinal recess, and means for locking said blade and back together when in that position.

2. A razor provided with a back having a longitudinal recess, a pin extending transversely in the back through the said recess,

Va blade having an inclinedslot for engagement by the said pin, and a catch on the end of the back, for locking the blade against outward movement, the said catch having a threaded shank screwing longitudinally in the back, as set fort j 3. A razor provided with a back having a longitudinal recess, a pin held in the back and extending transversely through the said recess, a blade having an inclined slot and a rounded-off forward end at the back portion, the cutting portion of the blade extending beyond the ou ter end of the blades back, the said inclined slot engaging the said pin, and a catch mounted to swing on the outer end of the said back and adapted to engage the outer end of the back of the blade, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN H. HILTON. Witnesses:

THEO. G. HosTER, EVERARD BOLTON MARSHALL. 

